Think Tank Library

My endless curiosity often takes me down a rabbit hole. I read, write, and chat about books, the arts, and cultural observations. Join me on the journey.

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@davidmorriss Out in Canton, Georgia

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@MemberClicks your servers been down for 2 days! Our association cannot function with this poor level of service!

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@KevinWagnerPhD Polls don’t mean much as long as the electoral college determines the winner and gerrymandering determines the electoral college. We’ve seen losing candidates who overwhelmingly won the popular votes.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

A surefire way to make a bad situation worse is to continue replaying it in your mind.

The damage is done. The only thing that matters now is making the best choice given your current position.

Next play mentality.

[Kush 🖊️ @WriteWithKush]

Another writing tip:

ALWAYS start with a short first line.

The attention spans are shrinking.

You have to keep your opening short & compelling to instantly hook the reader.

Almost forcing them to read what you’ve written.

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@KevinWagnerPhD Curious…how is leadership defined?

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

At the age of 32 I walked away from a guaranteed path of wealth, respect, and comfort. I honestly was so clouded by discontent that I didn’t even realize I would lose them or that I even had them to begin.

It was only in the first year that I realized I had lost them but because I was feeling better about such a new uncertain path I also realized that those things are mostly projections anyway. We probably give too much credit to what other people think in picking our own paths.

This path isn’t for everyone but more people should realize that it might be worth paying the “tax” of disappointing people and giving up status.

Because one thing that you realize is that those kind of things force you to identify yourself as somebody. And the longer you show up as “somebody” the longer you become convinced that you cant do anything else.

I see this even on the creator path, and this is why the people I look up to are the ones that have reinvented themselves, or walked away from things that don’t quite make sense. That ability to reinvent seems to be one of the most worthwhile capacities to develop

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Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
https://t.co/TcKBtbAbKI

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@KevinWagnerPhD @NikkiHaley is the smartest person on the stage.

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I’ve been waiting for this one!

[Michael Connelly @Connellybooks]

Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller enlists the help of his half-brother, Harry Bosch, to prove the innocence of a woman convicted of killing her husband.

RESURRECTION WALK will be released in print, eBook, and audiobook on November 7.
https://t.co/hqISUHlP8N

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Working my way through the @goodreads list. Just realized I’ve been reading a lot of psychological thrillers lately.

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@KirkusReviews Catcher in the Rye

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My first time reading Simone St. James and I’m hooked! Working my way through one of the @goodreads “best of…” lists! #tbr #goodreads

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@Morning_Joe @JoeNBC Wondering where Stephen Miller is now? I’m sure he has stories to tell.

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@p_millerd Mention #culturalchange and they’ll be all over it.

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@codingwithlucy @p_millerd You should also listen to the audio book. I listened on @audible_com first. @p_millerd does a great job narrating. Then, I bought the book so I could reread, make notes, and go down the rabbit hole of reading the books he annotated in the book!

[David Perell @david_perell]

A mark of maturity is surrendering to the person you actually are instead of the one you wish you were.

Most people never get such clarity, and they’re stunted for life.

The decision to surrender to your gifts is more painful than you’d think. You can’t really choose what you’re able to be excellent at because nobody has a say over the hand that nature deals. (Unfortunately, I’ll never become a professional golfer.) Instead, if you’re going to be world-class, you have to align yourself with your fingerprint. In our insanely competitive world, surrendering to your talents is your only chance at becoming world-class at what you do.

I think less than 10% of people ever surrender to who they really are. They spend their whole lives trying to fulfill a fake and manufactured image. And so, they get trapped in hollow careers and meaningless pursuits where they’re forced to be somebody they’re not — the stuff of a cold and haunting misery.

Surrender is terrifying at first. It comes with a loss of control. Chances are, you’ll disappoint your parents, teachers, and probably even yourself. The vision you had for your future won’t come true because that vision was predicated on the person you wish you were, not the person you actually are.

But here's the thing: What feels like the death of your dreams is actually the birth of something much more profound.

There's ease on the other side of surrender.

The flow of effortlessness is waiting for the alignment of your mind, body, and spirit — when you’re simultaneously surprising yourself and doing everything that would’ve made your 8-year-old self proud.

Surrender to your nature.

[Ali Abdaal @AliAbdaal]

I save 3+ hours each day with small changes to my routine.

Here are my top 7 habits that you can do daily 👇

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@MarkPryorBooks Done! Looking forward to starting the book tonight!

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@Xfinity @XfinitySupport How do I do this?

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@Xfinity how can I speak with a human!?